But something remained.
She turned and walked toward the front door. "I’ll return at dawn to check the ledger. Do try not to let the house burn down. It’s worth quite a lot to us." mysteries visitor part 2.
The second visitor had arrived. And the night had only just begun. But something remained
Because you touched the Anchor. And now the Anchor has chosen. Do try not to let the house burn down
"The debt is not to a man, Arthur. It is to the Void." She entered the library and stopped in front of the coffee table. She picked up the compass. The needle, which had pointed at Arthur moments ago, now spun wildly, then pointed directly at Vane. She smiled. "Silas didn't vanish. He was absorbed. That was his payment for failing to deliver the Marker to a blood relative before his own time was up. He was the interest."
Arthur instinctively looked at his hand, the one that had touched the brass.